Acquist News at a Glance 21/01/25 (Pointers Business Forum Special Edition)
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Tuesday 21st January 2025
Pointers Business Forum Special Edition
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Famous Personality Born Today: Paul Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, film producer, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s
His Quote: “Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.”
Numbers of the Day
??USD 86.40
?? GBP 106.33
?? Euro 89.85
?? Gold 81,230 ??10 gm 24 (Kt)
?? Silver 96,500 ??Kg
? Petrol 103.50/Ltr
? Diesel 90.03/Ltr
*all values in INR as of Today
*as per Mumbai
BSE Sensex 76,762.32
NIFTY 23,293.15
*all values in INR as of Today
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????Jammu & Kashmir: Soldier killed in terrorist attack in Sopore area: An Indian Army soldier was killed following an overnight encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore area, officials said on Monday.
????RG Kar rape-murder: Sanjay Roy sentenced to life imprisonment by Kolkata court: Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering an on-duty trainee Doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, has been sentenced to life term till death by a Sealdah court on Monday, January 20. Along with this, the court has also fined ?50,000 to the accused.
????‘Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost’: Eric Garcetti bids farewell as US Ambassador: Outgoing US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, reflected on his tenure in a farewell message, emphasising the strong ties built between the two nations during his tenure as the 26th US envoy.
????Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate India’s first cable-stayed bridge on curve in Goa: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate India's first cable-stayed bridge built on a curve on Tuesday, a Goa government official said. Gadkari will also lay the foundation stones of four highway expansion projects costing ?2500 crore, the official added.
????Yasin Malik trial: Supreme Court orders two High Courts to ensure proper video-conferencing facilities at Jammu court: The Supreme Court on Monday (January 20, 2025) directed officials from two different High Courts to ensure Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik is provided foolproof videoconferencing technology to cross-examine witnesses present in a Jammu court from Tihar Jail in Delhi during a trial on the killing of four Air Force personnel in 1989.
????Saif Ali Khan attacker arrested: GPay for paratha, water bottle a crucial clue: A phone payment by Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad aka Bijoy Das, a Bangladeshi national who allegedly attacked Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence on January 16, was a major clue that eventually helped the Mumbai Police to track him down.
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????Delhi man sought in multiple exam fraud cases arrested by cyber cell: The Delhi Police has arrested a man wanted in multiple cheating cases in which he duped several people by promising to secure their children's selection in competitive exams, an official said on Monday.
??International
??Taliban official urges top leaders to open schools for Afghan girls: The Taliban's acting Deputy Foreign Minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
??South African Police launch manhunt for gang leader of illegal mine: South African Police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were recovered last week during a Police siege, from which he escaped.
??Yemen’s Houthis signal they’ll limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships: Yemen's Houthi rebels have signalled they will now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships, just as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip entered its second day Monday (January 20, 2025).
??Indian student from Hyderabad shot dead in the US: A 26-year-old Telugu youth from Hyderabad was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Washington Avenue in the United States on Sunday, his family members said on Monday.
??UK's richest 10% took half of colonial India's extracted wealth: Report: Rights group Oxfam's latest report released on Monday said that the UK extracted $64.82 trillion from colonial India between 1765 and 1900, and the richest 10 per cent of Britons earned $33.8 trillion of this.
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??Booming solar farms in the US put thousands of hungry sheep to work: On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing grass.
??Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted 1,000 times this month: A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report, as efforts are under way to evacuate thousands of villagers.
??Tech
??Samsung integrates Ayushman Bharat?health records?with?Health app: Samsung has announced that its Samsung Health app will now include the Health Records feature so users can manage their health information better. They can also create and access their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) directly within the app.
??Instagram launches Edits, a video editing app for creators: Instagram has launched a new video editing app for creators. The free app is available for pre-order on the App Store. And it is expected to be available by mid-March.
??Trump plans crypto-friendly orders in first few days in power: President-elect Donald Trump is planning to use his executive powers to reduce the regulatory burden faced by cryptocurrency companies and promote digital asset adoption in his first few days in office, according to three people briefed on the plan.
??China set to host world's first human-robot marathon: China is gearing up for a historic event in April, as it hosts the world’s first marathon featuring both human and robot runners. The half-marathon, scheduled for the Daxing district of Beijing, will see 12,000 human athletes competing alongside humanoid robots in a thrilling 21 km race. The top three finishers, whether human or robot, will receive prizes, as reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
??Sports
??Openers have fixed positions but everyone else needs to be flexible about batting slots: Axar: Openers are the only ones with a fixed slot in the Indian T20 line-up and the batting order that follows will be made up of "multiple floaters", new vice-captain Axar Patel said on Monday (January 20, 2025) while spelling out the team's strategy ahead the five-match series against England.
??Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup: Debutants Nigeria registers historic win over New Zealand: Debutants Nigeria scripted the unimaginable as they stunned a formidable New Zealand by two runs for a historic win in a rain-interrupted low-scoring thriller of the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup in which both sides were restricted for under-70 totals in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (January 20, 2025).
??More turmoil for Man United and Tottenham but Nottingham Forest’s title challenge strengthens: Manchester United’s season lurched further into turmoil after a 3-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League. Goals from Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter at Old Trafford consigned United to a 10th defeat in the league. Bruno Fernandes scored for United from the penalty spot.
??Broadcaster apologizes after Novak Djokovic refuses post-match TV interview at the Australian Open: The host broadcaster has apologized after Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match on court interview at the Australian Open to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the TV network.
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